Balks are called by an umpire. Mostly, they are called because of actions that might deceive the batter and baserunners. Also, balks can be called for specific actions that are against rules intended ...
One of Major League Baseball’s balk rules came into play on Sunday afternoon when Padres pitcher Logan Gillaspie was called for back-to-back balks in the first inning. The two calls ended up driving ...
Back before PitchCom became a popular resource for pitchers and catchers to call pitches, you'd see relief pitchers intentionally commit balks to move a base runner off of second base. It was all ...
The Norfolk Tides got dunked on this week by an unexpected foe — the weather. Norfolk (Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles) faced off on Tuesday against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Triple-A ...
There aren't many rules in baseball that can get fans completely torn in an argument like the balk. And Monday's game between the Padres and Guardians was a prime example of that. With Kyle Hart on ...
Many baseball games have ended in the now tired, overused "walk-off" term. A Pennsylvania high school contest put a unique spin on it. How about the balk-off? In the PIAA-6A State Championship, Cedar ...
BOSTON (AP) — Houston Astros reliever Hector Neris used a balk to advance a runner to third on Saturday, then had an exchange with Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson that led to a dustup between the ...
The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox had a dust up on Saturday afternoon after an argument between a pitcher and a third base coach caused the benches to clear. In the bottom of the seventh inning, ...